James M. Edie

James M. Edie (November 3, 1927 – February 21, 1998) was an American philosopher. He was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and studied at Saint John’s University and the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm before earning his doctorate from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Edie became a significant figure in the introduction and advancement of phenomenology in North America. He taught for two years at Hobart and William Smith Colleges before moving to Northwestern University in 1961, where he remained until his retirement. From 1970 to 1977, he served as the Chair of the Philosophy Department at Northwestern. In 1962, along with John Daniel Wild and William A. Earle, he co-founded the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (SPEP). Edie was fluent in multiple languages and authored, co-authored, and edited numerous academic works. He also introduced English readers to important continental philosophy through his translations. He was the founding editor of *Selected Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy*. Edie passed away from cancer in Sarasota, Florida.